Late last November, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) released an updated Plant Hardiness Zone map for the United States. Gardeners use this map to determine which plants and specific ...

Sometimes called “growing zones” or “gardening zones,” hardiness zones refer to a map developed by the USDA that separates the United States into regions based on the average low winter temperatures.

KALAMAZOO — The U.S. Department of Agriculture's new Plant Hardiness Zone Map, released Wednesday, bumps many areas into warmer zones — including Kalamazoo, which has moved from its old zone, 5 or 5-b ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently issued a new Plant Hardiness Zone Map that has shifted many areas in our region a half a zone higher. This is the map that most gardeners use to determine ...

New data about where plants can grow best shows how Wisconsin has warmed over the past few decades. In November, the U.S. Department of Agriculture released a new version of its Plant Hardiness Zone ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's latest Plant Hardiness Zone Map shows Iowa is warming up, at least a little bit. Updated in November for the first time since 2012, the map, a standard guide to ...

The USDA’s Plant Hardiness Zone Map divides the country into 13 zones ranging from 1 (the arctic) to 13 (the tropics) to make it easier for gardeners to select plants that can survive the winter in ...

Farmers aren’t the only ones who start the day by checking the weather report. Backyard gardeners do it, too. We like to be warned if frosts or polar vortexes are headed our way. If all I grew were ...

A new zone hardiness map is giving gardeners a more in-depth look at just how cold their corner of the Poconos could be. And it's about time, says Kim Kaplan, spokesman for the Agricultural Research ...

As home gardeners leaf through colorful seed catalogs, dreaming of this summer’s edible bounty, farmers are already starting seeds in greenhouses across the state. Many are undoubtedly hoping for a ...